[Samba] Problems uploading printer drivers

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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Greg Baker wrote:
| I'm having trouble uploading printer drivers using Windows
| XP's APW.  Since  I'm not sure where to look for a
| solution, perhaps someone here can help.
|
| I've tried a few different procedures, but I'll only
| describe one here.
|
| 1) browse to the samba server in windows xp
| 2) double click on "Printers & Faxes"
| 3) right click on some blank window area and select "Server Properties"
| 4) click on the drivers tab
| 5) click on Add...
| 6) select the driver for the printer in question
|
| Once I select the drivers it appears to upload them to
| the server.  However, after the progress bar finishes
| I get the following error:
|
| The drivers list was not refreshed.  The driver data may be invalid.
| Windows cannot locate a suitable printer driver.  Contact your
| administrator for help locating and installing a suitable driver.

What version of Samba are you using ?  And make sure that you
are not using 'security = share' since its not really a supported
configuration when it comes to point-n-print.





cheers, jerry
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